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PRACTICAL TRAINING PROGRAMS 2021

The Centre for Advanced Procurement Studies (CAPS) provides practical capacity building and training in the specialised fields of planning, procurement, contracts, and supply management. The list of our accredited practical training programs for the second half of 2021 is as follows:

TRAINING CALENDAR: 2022

Code	Course	Training Outline	Date	Location	Value (KES)
CAPS-01-2022	Consultant Selection Process and Evaluation of Proposals	Drafting terms of reference, estimation of consultant budget, consultant methods, consultant selection process, preparing a request for proposal document, technical evaluation of proposals, evaluation of proposals, technical scores, opening of financial proposals, opinion and award of contract, notification of award, drafting consultant contract; contract monitoring.	7-11 Feb 2022	Mombasa	75,000
CAPS-02-2022	Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act and Regulations	National governance structures; organization of the procurement function; procurement methods for goods, works and services; consultant selection methods; professional principles; procurement processes; procurement rules; contracts; interface with regulations and standard tender documents; preferences and reservations; stock control; and assets disposal.	4-8 April 2022	Kisumu	70,000
CAPS-03-2022	Procurement of Framework Contracts for Goods and Services	Setting of specifications for goods and services; scope of requirements; preparing evaluation criteria and qualification criteria; preparing tender documents for framework contracting; evaluation of bids for frameworks; unit price versus lot-wise award of contracts; framework agreements; drafting suitable contracts; call off orders; and contract monitoring.	16-20 May 2022	Mombasa	80,000
CAPS-04-2022	Procurement Strategy, Planning and Monitoring	Applicable procurement policy; supply market strategy; departmental requirements; inventory planning and forecasting; packaging procurement requirements; estimating cost of goods, works and services; choice of method; preparing the procurement plan; and monitoring of actual versus plan.	20-24 June 2022	Kisumu	65,000
CAPS-05-2022	Procurement of Works, Plant and Equipment	Defining large and complex contracts; works specifications and requirements; plant and equipment specifications; preparing tender documents for works and equipment; setting evaluation criteria and qualification criteria; evaluation of tenders for works and equipment; opinion and award; drafting works contracts.	19-23 Sep 2022	Mombasa	85,000
CAPS-06-2022	Procurement and Contracts Risk Based Audit	Identifying risks in the procurement and contracts processes; managing appeals and complaints; procurement and contracts audit; performance audit; preparing audit reports, responding to audit queries, audit monitoring.	24-28 Oct 2022	Kisumu	65,000
CAPS-07-2022	Projects Procurement and Contracts Management	Projects initiation, planning, execution, monitoring, control and closeout; projects procurement strategy and plan; donor funded vs government procurement rules; preparing bidding documents; evaluation of bids and award; approvals and no-objections; contract management.	5-9 Dec 2022	Mombasa	85,000

National Industrial Training License: NITA/TRN/979

Professional Practice License: KISM-KO54-2014

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The Centre for Advanced Procurement Studies carries out empirical research in the areas of procurement, supply chain, and contracts management. The purpose of the research studies is to inform public policy and private sector strategy. The studies are carried out in Kenya and other African countries

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In Public Procurement there are generally three procurement categories: goods, works and services. Goods are physical products purchased or manufactured on request. There is usually an element of service involved, such as when the agreement is for the purchase of goods to be assembled and/or installed.

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